Dominican Republic vs Panama: Democracy
Dominican Republic
6
in 2025
Panama
6
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
42nd
Panama rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 6 against 6 in Panama, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 42nd and Panama ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.29 | 2.57 | 1.29 | Panama |
| 1910s | 1.33 | 3 | 1.67 | Panama |
| 1920s | 1.5 | 3 | 1.5 | Panama |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Panama |
| 1940s | 0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | Panama |
| 1950s | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Panama |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | Panama |
| 1970s | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 4.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 | Panama |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5.9 | 6 | 0.1 | Panama |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Dominican Republic or Panama?
- Dominican Republic, at 6 against 6 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 0, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for democracy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 42nd and Panama ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.